Vulcan Historical Review

The Vulcan Historical Review is published annually by the Chi Omicron Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The journal is completely student-written and student-edited by undergraduate and graduate students at UAB. A launch party for each new issue is held in August.

All history students at UAB, including recent alumni, are encouraged to submit articles, reviews, essays, oral histories, or other works of historical interest to be considered for publication. Submissions by any currently enrolled UAB student are also welcome. Please send inquires to:

Current Issue:

Volume 19 | 2015Click the cover image to read a preview of the issue.

Past Issues:

Volume 18 | 2014Click the cover image to read a preview of the issue.

Volume 17 | 2013This year, to memorialize the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, the editorial staff of the Vulcan Historical Review aims to pay tribute to the often unknown and uncelebrated heroes of the movement, who had the courage and determination to stand up for what others were reluctant to face. Without them, a dark chapter in America's history might have been prolonged or even have remained.

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Volume 16 | 2012This issue's contents include articles on terrorism, Cuba, children in wartime, Andrzej Wajda, debates over the Constitutionality of slavery in 1787, Jacques-Louis David, New England Puritanism, and Christian pilgrims. The invited essay is "What's in the Arab Seasons?" by Farah A. Al Farhan.